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pc broke, options?

Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 8:17 pm
by tcs
basically my pc won't work and i am a broke student with no money. i emailed support about options on possible refund or something but didn't get a reply. i don't really know what i can do.

Re: pc broke, options?

Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2010 9:24 pm
by Kanonfodda
I really need to set up some alerting when a ticket is raised :)

anyway, I can sort out a refund for you. Just confirm that is what you want and I will put it through

KF

Re: pc broke, options?

Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2010 7:11 pm
by SneakyRusski
Ohhh toby... You've done too much college work and its all gone pear shaped!

Re: pc broke, options?

Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 8:06 am
by CyberDrac
So what's dropped off ... anything the community can help with?

Re: pc broke, options?

Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 8:49 am
by Kanonfodda
Good point CD, do you know where the problem is toby? I know I have a few spare parts lying around, so it's possible we could get you working again :)

Re: pc broke, options?

Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 10:17 am
by Golem
Yes! Bring it to the LAN! There should always be someone who has to rebuild before they can play. ;)

It is very likely that people have spares lying about, and at a push PC World is just up the road.

Re: pc broke, options?

Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 1:20 pm
by YaZoR
What's broke? Hardware? Or is it a software problem?

Re: pc broke, options?

Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 3:24 pm
by tcs
It just doesn't turn on. I think there was a power surge or something. If anything has broke it's the PSU or motherboard. I am gonna go have another look now

Re: pc broke, options?

Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 3:37 pm
by Golem
When you say it doesn't turn on, is there utterly no response whatsoever from the PSU? Do you get any fans or lights, but nothing on screen? If you don't get any response at all, it is the PSU. Although it's possible the board & other parts may have suffered damage, if it is the PSU then your other parts may still be okay.

Re: pc broke, options?

Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 5:33 pm
by YaZoR
Also, don't forget to reset your CMOS. I have seen borked mobo's not signal the PSU to power up, and then resetiing the CMOS, they've booted.

Re: pc broke, options?

Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2010 4:15 pm
by tcs
It turns on and the fan spins for a second then it just shuts off. I tried resting the CMOS but no luck.

Re: pc broke, options?

Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 2:03 am
by Golem
I think you should try a new PSU my friend! Have you added any new hardware recently shortly before you had these issues?

Re: pc broke, options?

Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2010 10:33 pm
by tcs
I think i am gonna have to request a refund. I have borrowed a PSU from a friend. it turns on and cant detect any of the components so it's basically a whole new PC job. I really don't have the money for a new PC so I am gonna pull out, sorry.

Re: pc broke, options?

Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2010 11:37 pm
by SneakyRusski
Noooooo ! :(

Sorry to hear this bud

Re: pc broke, options?

Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 7:15 pm
by tcs
could a admin reply to my ticket?